2022

HY4410 : Bishop's Palace

taken 3 years ago, near to Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Bishop's Palace in this square
Bishop's Palace
Bishop's Palace
Bishop's Palace

The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall. It housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic Church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim). The ruined structure now looks like a small castle.
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Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
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HY4410, 576 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 31 July, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 January, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4492 1082 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:58.8578N 2:57.5944W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4494 1082
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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